Diploma Definition
dĭ-plōmə
diplomas
noun
diplomas
A certificate conferring honors, privileges, etc.
Webster's New World
An official state document or historical document; charter.
Webster's New World
A certificate issued to a student by a school, college, or university, indicating graduation or the conferring of a degree.
Webster's New World
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diplomas, diplomataOrigin of Diploma
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From Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (diplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diploō, “I double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diploos, “double”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin diplōma letter of introduction from Greek document, folded paper from diploos double dwo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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